to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
jungle; jungle; jungle music
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
playing by oneself; playing alone; entertaining oneself; game played by oneself (e.g. solitaire)
to pluck; to pick; to tear
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
tumbler; self-righting doll
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to be dead; to be lifeless
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
standing firm; holding out
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
soggy; soaking; drenched; incessantly (complaining)
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
hanging low (of clouds); remaining low (of sales, stock prices, etc.); remaining sluggish (of the economy, market, etc.); hovering (around a low level)
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
(long) pants (as opposed to shorts); trousers
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish
during; for the duration of
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
for use by children; for children
biting; gnawing; in constant pain; irritated
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling